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a I~ city. JOZ, OF THE 28TH JUNE. By command of the Junta. ANTONIO BERTON, Sec. preparaticps. " 'On the 26th, trenches were cut across the roadi, in order to prevent the approach of the caval ry, and to in - lpede the advance of the infantry; and the ditches surrounding the city and citadel were filled with water. " On the 27th, in the evening, General CoAR ittatiked the Enetify at the diAanve, of a Jcagge frgm cavalry under his command; the hussars of Qlivenza and Bourbon, the strength of ..vhich was ►wenly-ooe horse. With' these he patsed to the post hotise of St. Cecilia. On going out of that place he had a .view of the enemy, who were tormed in order of battle, in the confidence that ST. MAR TIN, with his small party, how_ever larave„,N.vould not dare to attack them. That Officer, however, regarding only the orders of his superior, : placed his tthops in order of battle, and attacked with such in trepidity, that he completely routed the enemy, leav- ing on the field a great number of dragoons dead, and taking many other prisoners, whoin, though wound ' ed, they brought in on their own horses, the officer and - the remaining soldiers having 'fled in such terror, - that they threw away their helmets. They left - be hind them fifteen excellent horses. The remainder were killed. Lieut.-Colones MOURGEN ordered a re treat, observing,. that a reinforcement of 100 horse was corning to the enemy. The Lieutenant of the CaValry of the Prince, DOLICARLOS LAN ZA VOTTE,WaS, in consequence, ordered' to support ST. MARTIN 011 the Causeway. The Dragoons of the Queen were, at the same time, ordered to advance on the right, under the command of Capt. Don JOSEPH DE TORRES. " The reserve of the column of Don JOSEPH Bou _YNI, Captain Commandant of the company of Chasseprs' of the Wallbon guard, was added, with orders to take a position to cover the baggage and ammunition. With this operation they were satis , fled, and retired in the best order. ST. MARTIN has passed the most ,distinguished eulogium on all his corps, particularly on the serjeant of the hussars of Olivenza PEDRO DE MARTOS, and on the chasseur oT the same, JUAN DE Dios, who at his own immi nent danger saved the life'of the serjeant of cavalry, BORBON ANTONIO RAMOS, and of a soldier of the same regiment named loNacto ALONZO. Those, who 'led in this manner, are the toasted conquerors of Jena and Austerlitz." INTELLIGENCE RECEIVED BY THE DIARY OF BADA- Yesterday, at nine in the evening; the most ex cellent Captain-General of this province received the following information :.Soria, 1 sth June.—lt ap pears that God declares for our cause, and that our Generalissima, the Virgin of Pilar, is inclined to give us a positive demonstration of her patronage.— Besides the French' whafell in the cbmbats of •Tu dela, Ballen, Gallus, and Arragon, who amounted to sor 6000, there remained 12,000 who. were to have entered Saragossa on the day of Corpus Christi, according to their orders, which-were to etFed their entrance, though the last man should fall in the.at-_ tempt. But .by a miracle of the Virgin, the last battle was given in the garden of Saragossa, within cannon shot of the city. The enemy were all put to the sword, and not one remained to tell the story, of their destruction. The Attagonese fought like furies, and went so far as to throw aWay their ,mus kets and fight with sabres. They took 400 horses and 27 cars of ammunition. Our loss has been con siderable but in contests of such a nature, vialory cannot be otherwise obtained. But the triumph ob tained is beyond all counterpoise. It is therefore communicated for the satisfaCtion of the public. GRENADA, JULY 9.—Various letters frotil Valert ea of the Ist inst. have been received, containing the details of the' memorable attack upon that city. The substance of them is of the following pur port " On the :),4th ult. at nine o'cl6ck at night, ad vice was receit:ed that the French had defeated the army of the Cabrillas. The Juuta thereupon issued orders at four in the morning of the 25th, thiough the Alcades of the different precincts, that all the inhabitants, without exception, should repair to the citadel to,provide themselves with arms. So great was the number of the applicants, that the quantity of muskets in store being insufficient to arm them, all the English swords, of which there was a large stock in the arsenal, were delivered , out, though many were without hilts. From the citadel were con,- veyeti a number of cannon, carrying from 18 t 0.20 pound shot, and from the Gran, four 24-pounders, and many more of various calibres. At the gate of • Quarte, where the enemy were ex peC i ted to muk - e their attack, were planted one 20-pounder, and several 12 and 16-pounders. The other gates were also more or less fortified according to circilmstarice. A great quantity of timber, yvhiCh had just beep floated down the river, served to block up the entrances of the streets within the walls, and to form a Kreast work for the protection of the artillery posted without the The uilole of the 25th was occupied in these the city ; but notwithstanding the utmost glilantry on his part-, he found it itnpossible to hold::the French in check, and the enemy confidently ad vanced towards Valencia, threatening destruaion in every quarter. " On the 28th, at eleven in the morning, our advanced corps came in, bringing intelligence that the enemy were already within a quarter of a league of the city; and in a short time after the enemy sent in a flag of truce,- with a message, that if they were peaceably permitted to enters, persons and pro perty should be respe6ted ; but if not, that they would • enter with fire and sword. On the receipt of this message, his Excellency the Captain-Gene ral, the Archbishop, and the united body of the in habitants, came to a resolution, that they would make the most obstinate defence ; which resolution they accordingly notified to the enemy. " The FrenCh, in the mean time, determined to . make every effort to accomplish their purpose, had begun to open their fire upon the city, and to en deavour to force the gate of Quarte, which was pre cisely the one which had been put in the best state of defence. The enemy occupied a broad street which runs in. front of the gate just mentioned. The gate was thrown open, and a 24-pounder being brought up, it made an inconceivable havock aniong our adversaries. Their loss was incalculable, for their dead lay heaped on each other in the street. Our countrymen, defended by the walls. and the heavy artillery, scarcely lost, dozen men. In the evening the enemy began to find their ammunition fail them, and they made an attempt to penetrate by the gate of Sr. Vincent ; but this also proving ineffeOual, they were under the necessity of retreat ing. They lost hve pieces ofartillery in this affair; and oil the 2gth our troops, who had gone in pur suit of them, .brought in eight more, but the latter were spiked. " It is impossible adequately to describe the enthu siasm and heroism of the females, and the manner in which they contributed to the defence of their coun try. Our troops continued to pursue the retreating re mains of the enemy's army, and we expe& to hear of their being totally routed." Such is the substance of the private letters. The Corrode Murcio of the sth of July, further states, that: the remains of MONCEY'S artny, being from 2 to 3000 in number (as from 6 to 7000 fell in sight of Valencia), filled with terror and dismay, had passed the river Alen., at Venta del Rey, with much hazard and loss ; and that to ensure their total rout, Signor D. Louts DE VILLAVA, the General Commandant, had , taken measures to de tach the best corps of tlie - ariny of Murcia, - with a strong train of artillery, in order to intercept the French in their retreat, and to attack them 'wher ever they should fall in with them. The "same Paper also mentions that a division of the enemy, consisting of 4000. infantry, and 400 cavalry, mostly very young and contemptible recruits, had assembled at St-. Clemente, and proceeded without interruption‘• , to Iniesta. It is probable that they would follow the same route, and experience the same fate with MONCEY'S division. CORUNNA, JULY 13.—The Government has is sued a public notification, that, among other ge nerous propositions, England has made an offer to guarantee the repayment of whatever sums of money shall be advanced by the wealthy and loyal subjects . of FERDINAND VII. for the support of his just,cause, and that of the valiant armies who are defending it; • The following are the preliminary articles of a new and perpetual alliance, offensive and defensive, between the two nations of Spain and Portugal, con cluded on the one hand by the Government of Ga licia in the name of our August Sovereigu Don ELK DINAND VII. and'on the other, by the Supreme Junta of Government established at Oporto, in the name of the' Prince Regent of Portugal : ART. I. There shall be peace, friendship, and good un derstanding between the, two Powers, and they shall inu wally aid each other in expelling from every part of their territories m the Peninsula, the tyranny of France (beginning vvitfi Portugal), with a view to the preservation of the per fed independence •of the two nations, respectively, and to the ro-estalilishnaent of ale Sovereignty of their lawful Mo. narchsi 11. 'hat the kingdom of Galicia shall, in the first in. stance, furnish all the aid in its power to reinforce the arm) , at Portugal ; and that it shall ,further be bound, as far as it sha Ibe at to induce the other Provinces of Spain, bor. dering on Portugal, to assemble such a force as may be ne cessary to accomplish the .lest ruelion of the commoh enemy; and that in like manner Portugal, over and above the aid which it will have to givp Spain, as soon as it shall have se cured its own freedom, engages, as far as possible, to contrj. bute to the re-estahlisinnent of the freedom of the othe r Provinces of the said Kingdom of Portugal. 1I I . The British Nation, the antient and most faithful Ally Of POrtugal, having a common interest in the present Treaty, a Copy thereof shall be communicated to his Majesty th King of Great Brtain, in order to obtain his guarantee of its stipulations. In testimony whereof, we affix put' signatures to the lire sent Convention. Don GEUARQ FIGUEROSA, Brigadier-General in the Spanish Army. Dcn ANTONIO DE' S. I. DE CASTRO, , . Bishop : Of Oporto, and Pmesident of the Oporto, July 4. Junta of Government in this City. VILLA FitA , gCA, JULY If.----According to a ktter from the Colonel of the Provincials of Tuy, who was present in the battle of Rio Seco, that affair was, at 'the commencement of it, very 'favoutable to us, The .enemy lost four Cannon, 1500 horse, 2000 pri soners, besides a great number who lay dead . on, the field of battle, and about - 1000 cavalry 'who were disabled. But . the remains of the French cavalry having formed again in one body, attacked-our-ad vanced troops, and made great havock among them. The battalion of t he.Vol i dn teen . of Navarre were the principal sufferers, as, without waiting for orders from their officers, they rushed upon the cavalry, and sold their lives at a very dear rate. The Gene rals were in consequence obliged to retreat, which they accomplished in good-order to Benevente. The French did not attempt' to pursue them, and do not appear to be much satisfied - ; with the result of this affair, which was no doubt to 'be trumpeted forth in every part of France as a con*lete vitory, and the total rout of the combined armies of Galicia and tCastile.• CORUNNA, JULY 2 3.—On the 19th ,instant arriv ed at the Port of ViVero, in .an English Frigate, DON JOACHIM FREYRE, a Lieutenant of the Navy, one of the deputies who were sent to his Ethan - tile Majesty. He set off immediately for thislown, and arrived here on the• morning of the 2oth. At the same time on English Frigate and Sloop`of War entered this harbour; they .saluted the forts, which returned the hono& with 21 guns. They had on board a Deputation from Great,Britaiu to the Government of Galicia, consisting of General Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY and four Colonels. At one o'clock the General and Colonels arrived at the Mole, amidst an immense concourse of people, who incessantly shouted, " Long live the King of Great Britain." At four o'clock in the afternoon, by order of the Govepment, a Deputation, consisting of the Governor of this garrison, DON - MIGUEL BLANES, Auditor, &c. Marquis DE ST. MIGUEL, and Senor Da LA PENELA, went on board the Frigate in which the Envoy from his Britannic Majesty arrived. Hav ing exchanged the moot sincere protestations of the stri& union and alliance now existing between the two nations, the whole of them landed amidst re peated discharges of artillery. The party then pro ceeded to the Palace, where the Members of the Go vernment had assembled, and the Envoy from his Britannic Majesty was received in great state. On the same evening the following Note was addressed to the Clergy of the different parishes : • " This City, in order to manifest its generous gra titude to the English nation,. grants permission ,for a general illumination, to commence at nine o'clock this evening, and communicates the necessary infor mation to your Reverence, it order that you may contribute, on your part, to so honourable a. festival, by giving orders that all the bells be rung, and for a longer time than is . usnal'in such 'cases." During the illumination and ringing of the bells, the Members of the Government and the British Envoy paraded ,the streets, attended by a vast con course, accompanied by a band of music, and escort ed by a body or troops. r i He afterwards went on board his Ship. He landed again the following morning, amidst repeated discharges of artillery, and on entering the house appropriated to his residence, a company of the Royal Corps of Artillery, with their colours, was stationed to keep guard before it. warriors entered this place covered with glory. It is at present impossible to give a 'detailed and cir cumstainial account of all that took place in the Ob stinate and sanguinary battle ofyesterday, but in the mean time we can asure the public, that the enemy received a severe chastisement, , and that our army acquired etefnal renown. What was not performed by the Prince's grenadiers, and the volunteers of Navarre; Toledo, and Balbastro ! What spirit, valour; and presence of mind did they not display !' They set the grape-shot at defiance, and rUshed with pleasure into the midst of the greatest dangers: 'D i d first corps carried, at the point of the bayonet, a battery of four pieces of .artillery ; 1000 of the _French fell. by the hands of the second and third ; pushing into the midst of th e cava l ry, s a p n a d r d h the last, el tiier them nor their riders. Upwards of 1500 of the enemy were vi6tims of their. valour. - The column of the provincials of Galicia, im moveable as a rock,' struck terror and dismay into the hostile army, and,in a short time had no enemies to combat. Would that it had direeted !itself to anothei• point ! What did it not do, what. did .it leave to be done ? . The van-guard under the command of Count DE .MAZEDA, consisting of soot) grenadiers and light troops, with their worthy Commander in Chief, did every thing that could be wished. lia i ch . and every of the corps demonstrated that the kingdom has not in vain.reposed confidente in then). By ten o'clock in the morning, the victory- seemed to be ours, , and the total destruction of the enemy's army as certain. They were fully aware . of 'their danger, and appeared to. have exhausted - all. their resources. They made, as a last effort, a treinend ous discharge of grape-shot (of grenades according to others) upon . the left wing, and at the same-time attacked it with their numerous and well appointed cavalry. Had the new levies kept their line; imitat ed the good example of their leaders, and been obe dient to orders, the enemy would have found its ruin it the movement to which he owed his, safety. But having for a moment been dismayed, the ene my had au opportunity, in some measure, of xeCo vering themselves, and might perhaps have destroy e'd our army, had not the wise and magnanimous BLAKE, with our flying artillery, under the command of Captain DON ANTONIO PAREDIS, stopped their progress. , At the conclusion of the aCtion, our 1 - 1)y retreated in the best order, to refresh the troops, with the intention, of afterwards returning to the filAd of battle. SUPPLEMENT' to file " DI A RI() DE LA CORUNA," O 1 THE 29TH JULY. On the 27th inst. the fo!lowing Resolution was Communicated. to the General in Chief of the Army, 1). JOAQUIN BLAKE: • " The Cohncif of Government taking into consi ' deration the distinguished merit and services of'your. Ev - elieitcy, and in just remuneration of the heroism with AVllich your . Ekcelfency has, shed additional lustre upoh them, by your answer . to the letter ad ,dressed to you frbm the Vrench General BESSIERES, you treated his offer with contempt, and deelared yOurself the firm and constant defender of your country, and the rights of o'er lawful Sovereign' Dot; ; have appointed youi cellency Governor and Captain-General of the king dom of Galicia, and President of the Royal -Audi ence, .Xou nomination in regular form will 14 transmitted to you in course, it being resolved that your Excellency shall continue In the command of the army now confided to your care, until the con chision of the war; and the premises are comMuni cated to-you for your satisfaEtion." July 28, 1808." . -• .AS'IORGA, JULY, 'lB.--We have had the satisfac tion of seeing the brave army of the Kingdom of Galicia pass . .through.this place to take up a position at Manzanal and Foncehadon,,after having left 'pros trate, on the plains of Rte Seco, between six •and seven thousand olthe enemy. Compared with this, and consideringtheir numerous cavalry, our loss is very insignificant. 'From the position which "our army has , taken, and looking to their conduel in this last aflitir, we anticipate the total destru&ion of the enemy, should he have the temerity to venture on another attack. MAILS. ARR. tvEn Dublin, 2 Waterford. Duc—t Gotteuburgh, •i Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS nA Y; AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. COOSti' 67i I Red. Ann. - . 6E.1 T F T E SIJ N. 4OLZLi QUI& zitcLaz. AUDIAT LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2 808. have this day made some Extra Els from th Seville Gazette, and from the Corunna Diary ; thc , former contains an accoupt of the attack made by General MONCEY upon the City of Valencia, and of his complete defeat ; the latter gives some further details respeCting the battle of Rio Seco, which con firm the accounts which had previously reached respe&ing that action. With regard to the col pletc defeat of General MONCEY, we do not thin any doubt can now be rationally, entertained unless it is supposed that the accounts given uncle' the authority of the Supreme Junta of Seville arts all fabrications. But the intelligence from the Norill Spain is certainly involved in considerable obscari' ty, and' it appears impossible to form a' ac curate opinion upon the state of affairs in* th 3t quarter, upon the information now before ut. 3 that we know with any degree of certainty ie., that after the Battle of Rio Seco the Patrioui were sufficiently,sufficiently,strong, or did not deem it xrk'dient: to oppose the progress of BESSIERE, toward` the Frontiers of Portugal. Some doubt* hay(' been expressed whether BESSJERES, with so 4= ll a force as 10 or 12,000 men,would attempt to t-°' PO.rtilg_alj_ . l3.ut_vnless his obje6.l were_ to eq te r Kingdom, we cannot account foi4 Benevente to Zamora, and from thence, if we n; believe some of the accounts, to.w•ards Ciuda Rod - , rigo. The 'extreme danger of J,UNOT'It and the great importance to RUONArARTE. Of pre serving Lisbon, may have induced bin] td BESSIERLS to enter Portugal. A report.was circulated last night, that accpants had been received of the French having enterkd St, Andero; and it was even, rumoured that they wen in possession of Oviedo. We can assure ourßeade that there was no arrival from Spain in the COW'. of 'yesterday ; there appeals therefore to be no thority whatever for those reports. • The force which sailed last week from Po mouth, under Sir H. iltlltliAßD, is destined for Pk tugal, so. that in a few .days we shall have a t in; that Country much superior to the French, evi if JUNOT should be reinforced by Gen. &SSIERES. No intelligence had been received from Sir A. WELLESLEY when this Paper was put to Press. It is stated in a Morn , ing Paper, that Sir ALITHUft WELLESLEY did not leave Oporto till the 26th tilt , We are inclined , to believe that this must be 3 mistake, becauSe we have seen a Letter iron) Oporto, dated the 28th, which stated that he saiied from that port on the 25th, with a•northetly w ind, and that the Fleet' was out of'sight in a few hours. THOUGH it is a matter of some regret that Sir. FRANCIS BARING, by indiscreetly proposing the health of the President of America as a. toast, at the Meeting which did , so much, hon, - mr, to the City of London on Thursday last, should run the hazard' 0 1 disturbing its harmony, yet as no such elfea wa 4 produced, we are not altogether sorry that Sir FRANCIS did so, as the President of the United States will now have a full opportunity of knowing how his condua and character are appreciated in this Country. A few political pamphlets against hitt' might be considered as the result of private pique and disappointment, but as the whole world cannot produce a more respeaable, enlightened, and.libcro l body , than those who composed that Meeting. V will see how his character is est irmiied by men wl' ° are above all narrow prejudices, and would" not. sot' fer any personal considerations to prevail over . 01 7 larged views of national policy. That Mr,.,TEri,L l '" sox has, upon many occasions, a&I - ti widi an 07 dent hostility towards /this Country, cantidt be ,de. id of rthar con- :d us hiul‘ ined , ,ncler - 0 all of * Cali' ac- that 3 ait that a nc '. tient vardi hay(' Ltnail r5.,(7. ',ode.— tion. prv- - - , iantS :.1 St , were ider; yffse ) Ill' Dos- Por-, 1,. kac.6 l . eve!' ES. A. It 1